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Membership / General information

Each institution pays an annual fee of 750 euros. This covers administration, the annual conference and other projects.

The members are both vocational and academic institutions and mid-career training centers. Mid-career institutions, involved in forms of professional continuing education, have their own section within the EJTA.

The advantages of membership

Members receive the EJTA newsletter with information about the Association and its members schools and new developments in journalism education.

Members are invited to join the EJTA AGM and annual conference, the teachers’ conference, the mid-career meetings and best practice sessions.

Members can benefit from information, expertise and possible involvement in EU-funded projects.

Members can develop contacts to promote the exchange of teachers and students and have access to a pool of expertise in arranging exchanges and other projects, including research.

Members can, with a view to collaboration on research or when looking for speakers, find experts in specific fields on the EJTA LinkedIn experts database.

Members are represented by the executive board of the Association. The board defends the members’ interests within the European institutions, international organisations and the professional associations.

Members have the possibility of participating in the common debate about the important questions/problems of journalism and journalism training; in 2006 the association formulated the TARTU DECLARATION which has become a benchmark for journalism training worldwide.

Members receive a discount on subscription to the Routledge “Journalism Studies” journal.